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Alva Church of God Alva Church of God is located at 517 9th St., in Alva. Sheryl White is our pastor. Sunday: Normal hours are Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening youth meet at 5 p.m. This is for youth sixth grade through 12th grade. Young adults meet at 6 p.m. Sunday evening they will be showing "The Chosen" at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited and there will be refreshments. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday morning. Worship is at 10:30 a.m. If...
School is starting up again and our schedules are getting busier and busier. It’s very hard to balance our secular and spiritual lives. When do we have time to work for the kingdom of our Lord? One of the tasks that our Lord Jesus put us in charge of is sharing his gospel with others. We all know the great commission in Matthew 28 and Mark 16 where Jesus basically says to take the gospel into the entire world and make disciples of those that will follow him. We might be a little hesitant to do this in today’s social climate because it see...
Don Eldon McOsker passed away in his sleep on Friday, July 28, 2023. He left a legacy of 93 years of love. Don was born at the start of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression in Alva, Oklahoma, April 19, 1930. He graduated from Alva High School in the spring of 1948, and in December of that year married his high school sweetheart, Leota McOsker. They were married for 61 years until Leota's death in 2009. Don was truly blessed when he found a second love with Helen Jean Brackman. They were...
As we saw last week, Dixon Hall Lewis served almost two decades in Congress: more than 15 years in the House of Representatives and four-and-a-half years in the Senate. A states’ rights Democrat, Lewis was a powerful legislator during his Congressional tenure. He was also a wealthy slave-owning planter who lived on land that the U.S. government had forced Creek Indians to cede after the War of 1812. He had moved to Alabama shortly after it entered the Union in 1819. He and another new arrival w...
We take the gifts God has given us for granted. Often we are impatient or impolite to others that may have more challenges. We should avoid the stereotypical response that is ingrained in our society toward people with special needs. There are many obstacles for those who face doors too narrow, ramps too steep, or other physical and mental barriers. It is wrong to assume that a person with mental health issues can manage if they “just take their medicine” or “get some help.” Caregivers should...
I almost had my article for the week completed when Deb asked what I was writing about. I told her I was writing about my struggle with soda pop. She said, “Do you think Northwest Oklahoma wants to hear about that for a second week?” The more I thought about it, I agreed with her that I probably should find another topic. That was okay because I could write about the farce that is the Hunter Biden probe. That is a great story about how politics really work and how sleazy, slimy politicians line their pockets and if it had been two or three yea...
The Avard Regional Rail Park Authority, through the facilitation of WCEDC Executive Director Jeremy Zeller, will tentatively have the opportunity to meet with representatives of BNSF in September. The authority, comprised of Stan Bixler, Allan Poe, and Todd Holder (longtime member Ed Sutter passed away in June), met Tuesday afternoon, joined by Consultant Sonja Williams. Zeller told the group that not only did he have plans to meet with a representative from Cargill to talk about transloading opportunities but also with BNSF. (Transloading is...
Fair books and entry tags may be picked up at the Woods County OSU Extension Center located on the first floor of the Woods County Courthouse. Poultry and rabbit exhibits will be required to complete pre-entry forms and exhibit tags, which are due on Friday, Sept. 2, to the Woods County OSU Extension Center. Horse Show pre-entries are due by noon on Sept. 2. ALL poultry and rabbit exhibits must be in place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, for entry and for blood testing. Other fair exhibits are to be submitted with exhibit tags...
Thanks to generous donors, the premiums for the OHCE Chili Cook-Off at the Woods County Fair have increased! Contest premiums for winners will be $100 for first place, $50 for second place, $25 for third place and $25 for fan favorite, which will be voted on and selected by our Chili Cook-Off patrons. Any Woods County resident is eligible to enter their favorite chili recipe into the contest, which will take place on Friday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. in the Women’s Building at the Woods County Fairgrounds. Participants are encouraged to make their f...
Other than approval of minutes, the Alva Airport Commission didn’t take any action during their meeting Monday. However, they heard reports from the city and from the airport manager. Chairman Dale Logsdon opened the meeting with members Paul Kinzie, Terry Cline and Mayor Kelly Parker present. Calleb Mosburg was absent. Financials Parker gave a brief financial report. He said airport revenue in July was greater than one-twelfth of the year’s budgeted revenue, but expenses were also higher than b...
Not only has the Alva Public Library been designated as a cool zone in the summer, but it has also been listed as a warm zone for winter months. These designations will lower the utility bills for the library. The facility provides a place where residents can go when they don’t have adequate cooling or heating at home. The Alva Library Board met Monday afternoon with Patty Harkin presiding. Other board members present were Lynn Wilt, Marilyn Clyne and Lenny Reed. Absent were Chris Eckhardt, April Ridgway and Taylor Dowling. Library Director S... Full story
On Monday afternoon the Great American Conference released their Academic All-Conference honors. This year set a new GAC record with 1,380 students earning this honor. Northwestern was fourth in the conference for most on the All-Academic list. The Rangers finished with 110 athletes qualifying for this mark, which is the highest number in school history. They finished only behind Harding University, Southern Nazarene and Ouachita Baptist University. Ranger baseball and soccer teams led their respective sports. Athletic Director Brad Franz state...
ALVA – Alva Varsity Ladybugs opened the scoring in the first after Jaycee Kelln singled, scoring one run. Clinton Red Tornadoes took the lead in the top of the second. R. Giblet doubled, scoring two runs, to give Clinton the edge, 2-1. A ground out by K. Davis extended the Clinton lead to 3-1 in the top of the third inning. The Alva Ladybugs tied the game up at 3-3 in the bottom of the third thanks to two errors by the Red Tornadoes. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Ruby Nichols was hit by a pitch and put on first base. She was able to s...
ALVA – The Alva Ladybug shutout Luther in Monday's home opener and allowed only one run in the second. With the two victories, the Alva varsity softball team increased its record to 4-1 for the young season. In the first game, the Ladybugs beat district foe Luther 3-0. Jaycee Kelln started the game on the mound for Alva and recorded 21 outs. Kelln struck out 11 batters on the day. The starting pitcher also allowed zero hits and zero runs over seven innings while walking none. Ladybug Softball g... Full story
On Wednesday, Aug. 16, Keaton Dale Smith, 20, of Alva, was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to murder in the second degree by imminent dangerous conduct. The final 10 years of the sentence is suspended with Smith remaining on probation under the supervision of Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Smith was charged following an April 1, 2022, stabbing in Alva. Peter Christopher Lewis, 53, of Alva, was stabbed four times and died of his wounds. The stabbing followed an argument that culminated in Lewis punching Smith in... Full story
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Residents of the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories are fleeing an approaching wildfire in long convoys of cars, while air evacuations are underway for those who cannot leave by road. High risk residents of Yellowknife, a city of 20,000, have been told to leave as soon as possible, while those in other areas should be out by noon Friday, because strong north winds could push the fire toward the highway needed for evacuation. Canada has seen a record number of wildfires this year with more than 5...
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news for would-be homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.09% from 6.96% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.13%. It's the fourth consecutive weekly increase for the average rate and the highest since early April 2002, when it averaged 7.13%. The last time...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hilary strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast Thursday, and it could bring heavy rain to the U.S. southwest by the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Hilary had maximum winds of 105 mph (165 kph) and could perhaps skim the coast of the Baja California peninsula by the weekend. Hilary was located about 500 miles (805 kilometers) south-southeast of Los Cabos, on the southern tip of the Baja peninsula. While it was still far from land, the hurricane was moving west-northwest at 1...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Canadian woman was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison in Washington Thursday in the mailing of a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House. Pascale Ferrier, 56, had pleaded guilty to violating biological weapons prohibitions in letters sent to Trump and to police officials in Texas, where she had been jailed for several weeks in 2019. Her defense attorney Eugene Ohm said Ferrier has no criminal record prior to that and is an "inordinately intelligent" French i...
NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is full of scammers promising guaranteed returns on investment, and consumers lost billions of dollars to them last year. Troy Gochenour, 50, of Columbus, Ohio, was conned out of $25,800, including $15,800 in borrowed money, in a crypto-mining scam that began with a WhatsApp message from a beautiful stranger. "I had just moved home to restart my life, after trying to make it in show business in New York, and I was lonely," Gochenour said. "So I started online dating. Then I got a WhatsApp message that began, '...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday. Volker Türk told the first open meeting of the U.N. Security Council since 2017 on North Korean human rights that in the past its people have endured periods of severe economic difficulty and repression, but "currently they appear to be suffering both." "According to our information, people are becoming in...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as "ChiefsAholic" and familiar for attending games dressed as a wolf in the NFL team's gear has been indicted by a federal grand jury that accuses him of armed robbery and money laundering in a string of bank heists across four states that netted him almost $700,000. Xaviar Babudar robbed six banks — and tried unsuccessfully three other times — and laundered the proceeds at casinos and sportsbooks, according to the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri. The 19-count indic...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 28-year-old man fatally shot his three young children and his estranged wife before taking his own life, Oklahoma City police said Thursday. Investigators have not determined a motive, Sgt. Gary Knight said. "They're still trying to figure out what led up to this," Knight said. "Sometimes we just never know. Nobody seems to have seen it coming. If they did, no one alerted us." Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance Wednesday night at the family's home, Knight said. Police say Ruben Armendariz shot and k...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after a lower court judge dismissed it last month, giving hope to advocates for racial justice that government may make amends in one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall dismissed the case on July 9. Survivors appealed and the state's high court agreed last week to consider whether that decision was proper and if the case should be r...
